Manny Rivera

Lesson From My Daughter…

I’m convinced.  God has a sense of humor and absolutely loves to watch the surprising look on our faces when His promises come to pass in our lives in ways that we had no point of reference.  And I guess that is what our “faith walk” is supposed to be like.  We have a...

Just How Willing Are You?

1 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”...

OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE

We started a new message series yesterday, “HE LOVES ME – HE LOVES ME NOT.” The reason why I named it that way is because of our understanding of God’s love for us.  Unfortunately, our understanding of it is as bad as a coin toss.  Churches...

Oh, the Power of Prayer!

I’m so encouraged over our morning prayer meetings! We’ve been praying via a phone conference call Monday –Friday from 7:00am – 8:00am for the last four months.  And talk about a difference; it’s caused such a great change in the life of our church! We’ve heard...

I LOVE MISSIONS MINDED PEOPLE!

I love people who’re “missions minded.” These types of people are constantly mindful of others instead of themselves.  They make constant sacrifices in order to aid the purpose of missions.  They live life in with an adventurous approach; putting their faith on the...